340 



PAPER IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 



value of $836,877 ($437,687) and came from the following nations: 

 United States, $78,431 Mexican ($41,019); Spain, $385,297 ($201,- 

 510); France, $130,161 ($68,074); Germany, $25,525 ($13,350); the 

 balance coming from England and other countries. The total im- 

 portation represented a weight of 2,912,820 kilograms (6,421,603 

 pounds), of which there came from the United States 656,785 kilo- 

 grams (1,447,948 pounds); from France, 409,755 kilograms (903,346 

 pounds); from Germany, 459,901 kilograms (1,013,898 pounds); 

 from England, 72,419 kilograms (159,655 pounds); and from Spain, 

 1,007,775 kilograms (2,221,741 pounds). 



In this consular district, there is no firm or broker dealing in 

 paper. The finer classes of paper are sold by the hardware stores, 

 which take the place of the department stores in the United States. 

 The following are some of the firms in Veracruz handling paper, 

 the first four handling the finer grades of paper and the others the 

 coarser qualities and selling at wholesale only: 



R. Varela e hi jo. 



M. During y Cia. Sues. 



Sommer, Herrmann & Co. 



H. C. Flood, No. 20 Calle Pastora. 



J. Galainena y Cia. Sues. 



Calleja Hermanos y Cia. Sues. 



Ramon Marure. 



Gomez Hermanos. 



H. C. Flood, Calle Pastora, No. 20. 



Viya Hnos. Sues. 



J. Gonzales Pages. 



There are about 35 publications of daily and weekly newspapers 

 in this consular district, and practically the same number of printing 

 offices. The amount of paper consumed by each can not well be 

 ascertained. 



The articles manufactured from paper or pulp are limited in 

 number. Education is advancing steadily, and the consumption of 

 all classes of paper will probably increase correspondingly. 



WATER POWER, FUEL, AND RAW MATERIALS. 



There is a great quantity of undeveloped water power in this dis- 

 trict; it would, however, cost a very considerable sum to develop it. 



Fuel consists of wood, charcoal, and mineral coal. In the State 

 of Veracruz, wood sells for $1.52 (79 cents) per small cart load (equal 

 to about i cord of 12 feet); charcoal, at from 50 cents to $i (26 to 

 52.3 cents) per bag of i to 2 bushels; coal, at $15 ($7.85) per ton of 

 1,000 kilograms. At inland points, wood and charcoal are obtained 

 somewhat cheaper than above stated, but coal is from $5 to $10 

 ($2.62 to $5.23) per ton dearer. Transportation is quite expensive 

 from points without railroad facilities. 



Plenty of raw material out of which paper could be manufactured 

 is at hand, such as cotton, corn husks, bananas, cocoanuts, maguey 



